Ticket-box.



S. PRASGHL.

TICKET BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1904. RENEWED MAY 26, 1906.

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citizen of the United UMTED sTA r Js PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHAN PRASCHL, OF CLEVELAND. OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE LAKE SHORE NOVELTY COMPANY, or FINDLAY, OHIO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1908.

Application filed- April 21,1904. Renewed May 26,1906. Serial No. 318.830.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I 'STEPHAN PRAsonL, a tates of America, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Boxes, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention re ates to im rovements in ticket or card receptacles; an the object of my improvement is to render such boxes practical and reliable for delivery of tickets or cards\by a simple manipulation one by one until the entire contents of such boxes are exhausted.

Another object of my invention is to facilitate the construction or mode of building such boxes.

I attain these objects in an article constructed substantially as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of said box with a ticket protruding therefrom. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4' illustrates the under side of the cover. Fig. 5 represents a pers ective view of the bare case, and Fig. 6 is a ct ached view of the shifter in its original form.

Like letters of reference denote like parts in the drawin s and specification.

Substantial y this ticket-receptacle consists of the case or box part A, the cover B, the shifter C, and the false bottom D. The case A is preferably made in the form of a and any suitable material may be selected for this case. As shown, this case is struck up of sheet metal, and along its longitudinal sides a a are formed the flanges b b. In the rear transverse side there is a notch (1, same being for a purpose hereinafter referred to. Furthermore, such boxes may be' made more or less deep to hold any desirable amount of tickets.

In the main the cover B is made in conformity with the case above referred to. Along the longitudinal sides e e thereof there are grooves e e, which fit over the flanges b b, and thus form a means of retaining the cover to the box. The rear end of the cover is flanged, as at which flange bears against the rear side 0 the box as soon as the cover is adjusted in proper position or relation to the said box.

Part way along the inner side of the cover B is formed a recess 9, with a slot, as at 9, By said recess and within said'slot is guided the shifter C, the contracted portion h of the shifter engaging said slot. From the straight form (see ig. 6) said shifter isbent and crimped, as at i and 7', (see Fig. 3,) in such manner as to impart spring tension to its in-' ner portion k as well as its outer portion 1,. Under such conditions the shifter is prevented from moving loosely upon the cover, it requiring a certain amount of exertion in order to move said shifter. By means of the depending lip m of the portion is the tickets are pushed outwardly. It is intended that this case be manipulated by one hand only, and with the thumb of the hand the shifter is su posed to be moved forward and back. 0 prevent slipping of the thumb, a roughened surface n is provided. (See Figs. 1, 3, and 6.) The movement of the shifter is limited to the extent of the slot 9 which slot permits of the shifter to push the tickets far enough from out of the case, so that the ticket may conveniently be taken therefrom.

The front side 0 of the case is slight] lower than the face of the flanges, so as to eave a narrow slit between case and cover through which the tickets are allowed to slide in being pushed forwardly by the shifter Crespectively the lip 'm thereof. In normal position roomfor the lip m is accommodated by the notch 11, above referred to The false or spring bottom D supports the tickets in close proximity with the cover or lid, so that at all times the lip m is enabled to reach 'or engage behind one of said tickets, thus assuring of a positive movement of the tickets one by one only until the entire contents of the case are exhausted. The tickets can be deposited within the case upon removal of the lid or cover, and for the use or handling of street-car tickets a receptacle as above described possesses special features of merit, since the delivery of tickets-can be effected with one hand only; furthermore, the delivery of a ticket being certain at all times and the liability of passing more than one ticket excluded. Evidentl such ticket-receptacles maybe ,used for 0t er tickets, cards or other articles with equal convenlence an results.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1 In a ticket-delivery box, a ticket-receiv-v in case having flanges alongthe top of its si es, a cover'having rooves to receive said flan es, and'a slotte recess extending to"-' the rear part of said cover; a shifter extending under spring tension through and along said recess and the top of the cover and having a depending lip at the terminal-of itsinner' portion and a false spring=bottom 1o servin conjointly with said lip for the f rmrpose o delivering tickets one at a time out of said case as set'forth.

2. Inaticket -deliv erybox the combination i I a"p.ortio n' extendsalong the outside of said cover for manipulation, and its other ortion bein embedded in 'the recess of sai cover and avin a lip projecting from the rear terminal for the purpose of eject tickets upon the-forward movement of said s 'fter.

' 'Witnesses: 'B. F. Emma; E. H. EIBLER.

STEPHAN PRASOHL. 

